Welcome to our 2nd Grade Blog!
We are excited to begin our 2nd grade adventure with you and your
child! This blog is a place for you to find all of the pertinent
information for second grade at Archway Chandler. We highly suggest that you subscribe
to receive notifications of new blog posts. The blog will be updated on Fridays with
information on the following week's lessons, experiments, and
activities. Please continue to email your child's teacher with questions. You will also find important school wide dates as well as
assessment dates, information on all those papers in your child's yellow
take home folder, field trips, and volunteer opportunities. More
detailed information about the wonderful world of learning your child is
entering will be forthcoming on Curriculum Night which will be held Wednesday, August 18th at 6:30pm. We hope to see you then!
Until then, I would like to share some of our expectations and policies:
Take Home
Folder: Your child’s yellow folder is his/her “Take Home” folder. One side will
be labeled “Return” and the other “Home”. Please check the "Home" side and empty the folder each night. The return side will contain homework or worksheets to be returned to class the next school day.
Return of
Completed Assignments: Completed and graded assignments will be returned in a folder each Friday. Please look through it each week, sign anything labeled
“Parent Signature” and leave it in the folder, empty all other assignments, and
sign the front “Friday Folder Signature Page”. Your student will turn the
Friday Folder in on Monday morning. This will be sent home for the first time next week and every Friday thereafter.
Homework:
Students will have 40 – 60 minutes of homework each night. They will write the
assignments in their agenda. You will sign daily to show that your student has completed their assigned reading aloud.
Reading
Homework: We will place a leveled reading book in your child’s book bag once
per week (assigned days will be forthcoming). Students are required to read 20
minutes each night aloud to an adult or responsible sibling. Afterwards, the student will retell what
he/she just read. Students should write the title of the book in his/her
agenda, and the parent or guardian will sign it. Please give a grace period of
2-4 weeks to allow us to assess your child’s reading level.
Water
Bottles: Students must bring a 32oz or smaller water bottle daily.
Allergies:
Please avoid snacks with nuts – some students have allergies! (2B-please avoid snacks with nuts, oranges, and wheat. Thank you.)
Snack:
Please send a healthy snack each day. Students snacks should be taken out of
their backpack (not lunchbox) in the morning and placed in their desk until
snack time. Snacks should be dry (no juice boxes, fruit in juice, yogurt, or
apple sauce) and should not require a utensil to eat.
Supplies and Consumables: You will receive a notice from your teacher if your child is missing any supplies. Please purchase them as soon as possible.
Books: https://archwaychandler.greatheartsamerica.org/2021-22-book-list/#SecondGrade
*Please note that if you have not already purchased Writing With Ease – Student Pages Level 2, you do not need to. Thank you.
Consumables: https://archwaychandler.configio.com/pd/3241/2021-22-02-2nd-grade-consumablesenrichment-fe?cid=387&returncom=productlist&source=search
Math Books:
https://shop.singaporemath.com/index.php/product/primary-mathematics-cc-ed-textbook-2a/
https://shop.singaporemath.com/index.php/product/primary-mathematics-cc-ed-workbook-2a/
https://shop.singaporemath.com/index.php/product/primary-mathematics-cc-ed-textbook-2b/
https://shop.singaporemath.com/index.php/product/primary-mathematics-cc-ed-workbook-2b/
Uniform
Don't forget that second grade uniform includes a belt, shirt tucked in, all white shoes or all black shoes. Since second
grade is the first year belts are required, we recommend practicing at
home!
Our first book is The Boxcar Children. We begin reading it in this Friday.
Please send a silent reading book that your scholar can keep at school. Thank you.
We are so pleased you and your child
are here to join us on this wonderful second grade journey!
